Int’l Emmys: “Deutschland 83” wins for dramaNovember 23, 2016 - 20:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A study in contrasts: Less than two weeks ago, New York’s Hilton played host to Donald Trump’s victory party. On Monday night, November 21 the International Emmy Awards held their 44th annual gala, honoring the likes of “Deutschland 83”, Dustin Hoffman, and Shonda Rhimes, Variety reports. The strangeness wasn’t lost on International Emmy Awards host Alan Cumming. “This is a moment of utter luminescence,” Cumming said at the beginning of the ceremony. “But oh, how quickly darkness and despair can fall. I feel it is my moral obligation to inform you: This hall was the venue for one of the darkest, most destructive moments in our history.” Cumming went on eloquently, and sometimes wryly, about the assembled artists “kicking the foul spirits” out of the venue simply by coming on stage to accept their awards. He likened the President-elect to a tumor. “Tonight is about extinguishing bad energy and bigotry,” Cumming said. “There are no losers here, only winners-adjacent.” Germany’s “Deutschland 83,” recently renewed for a second season by SundanceTV and Amazon, took home the trophy for best drama. The UK’s “Hoff the Record” scored best comedy. Telemundo’s “Francisco, El Jesuita” won for U.S. non-English program. Dustin Hoffman snagged the best actor award for playing Mr. Hoppy in the BBC’s “Roald Dahl’s Esio Trot,” an adaptation of the Dahl novel. Hoffman was not on hand accept his award. “Scandal” star Tony Goldwyn introduced prolific writer-producer Rhimes, recipient of the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences’ Founders Award. “The world needs Shonda Rhimes now more than ever,” he said. “With our political dialogue sadly focused on what divides us, she is a reminder of Maya Angelou’s phrase, ‘We are more alike than unalike, my friends.’ ” Rhimes also addressed the political climate in the wake of Trump’s win in her remarks. “It’s times like this I’m reminded how big a reach television has. It’s the most powerful form of communication in the world,” she said. “A lot of people are scared here. They’re afraid their voices will no longer be heard, or that they will be silenced. Three hundred million viewers in 57 countries. My pen has power. I’m thinking about that.” Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”. 41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience. Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on May 10 to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine. |